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black

 
pronunciation:
blaek
parts of speech:
adjective, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
phrases:
black out, in the black
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: blacker, blackest
definition 1: of or pertaining to the color black, the color of the night sky.
This pen writes with black ink.
synonyms:
inky, jetty, pitchy
antonyms:
white
similar words:
dark, dusky, ebony, jet, midnight, pitch-black, raven, sable, smoky, tarry
definition 2: (usu. cap.) of or relating to a group of people who have ancestors of African origin and typically have dark skin, eyes, and hair.
Many famous Black singers of popular music grew up singing gospel in church.She grew up in a Black neighborhood on the west side of the city.
similar words:
dark, Negro
definition 3: very dark; without light.
It was a black night with no moon.
synonyms:
dark, murky, stygian
antonyms:
bright
similar words:
crepuscular, dim, dusky, gloomy, lowering, obscure, shadowy, sunless, tenebrous
definition 4: of coffee, taken without cream or milk.
She drinks black coffee, but she likes milk in tea.
synonyms:
dark
similar words:
plain, straight
definition 5: gloomy, evil, or dismal.
I'm having black thoughts about the future.Only she knew that her husband had a black heart and was not as he seemed to others.The war had begun, and it was clear that black days were to come.
synonyms:
angry, cheerless, dark, dismal, gloomy, stygian, sullen, wicked
similar words:
black-hearted, grim, hostile, nefarious, saturnine, sinister, threatening, villainous
definition 6: dirty or soiled.
His shoes were black with mud.
synonyms:
dirty, soiled
similar words:
dingy, filthy, grimy, grubby, muddy, smudgy, sooty, unclean
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the darkest color, which absorbs but does not reflect light.
Black is the color of the night sky.
 
antonyms:
white
similar words:
ebony, jet, onyx, sable
definition 2: (usu. pl. and cap.; in singular, considered offensive) a person who has ancestors of African descent and typically has dark skin, eyes, and hair.
No one leader can speak for all Blacks.
similar words:
African, African American, Afro-American, Negro
definition 3: something that is black in color.
The black looks better on you than the red.
antonyms:
white
definition 4: black clothes.
We were dressed in black for the funeral.
similar words:
crape, mourning, sackcloth, weed
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phrase: in the black
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: blacks, blacking, blacked
definition 1: to make black; blacken.
The artist blacked the sky in her painting.
synonyms:
blacken, darken
similar words:
charcoal, color, defame, dim, dye, ink, libel, malign, obscure, slander, soil, tarnish
definition 2: to polish (shoes or the like) with a black substance.
He blacked his shoes and made them shine.
similar words:
coat, polish, shine, wax
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to become black; blacken.
synonyms:
blacken
similar words:
darken
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phrase: black out
derivations: blackish (adj.), blackness (n.)
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  • blackboard:
    another name for chalkboard.
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